Marc Morial

Politician

Male

BornJan 3, 1958

Age57

HometownNew Orleans, Loui...

Marc Haydel Morial is an American political and civic leader and the current president of the National Urban League. Morial served as mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana from 1994 to 2002. He is married to Michelle Miller, who has won awards as a CBS News Correspondent.… Read More

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'The National Urban League released its annual "State of Black America" report. Marc Morial, President and CEO of the civil rights organization, discusses the findings including a 40 percent gap in what it called social justice.
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' Wall Street Journal Former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin convicted on bribery, other charges Washington Post Former New Orleans mayor C. Ray Nagin — who became the face of a desperate, drowning city during Hurricane Katrina — was convicted Wednesday on charges of accepting bribes from city contractors while in office. Nagin, a Democrat, was found guilty by ... Jury finds ex-New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin guilty of corruption, taking bribes ...Seattle Post Intelligencer Former New Orleans Mayor...

' Jobs are the focus of this year''s National Urban League Conference in Philadelphia. Guest host Celeste Headlee speaks with President and CEO Marc Morial, about how the League has progressed on that front, and asks about the biggest issues facing African-Americans today. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us '

'Corinthian Colleges operates in an industry criticized for deceptive marketing and low graduation and job placement rates. Why would two respected public figures join its board? What do Leon Panetta, Marc Morial and Corinthian Colleges have in common? Good question. '

Marc Haydel Morial (born January 3, 1958) is an American political and civic leader and the current president of the National Urban League. Read Less

Morial served as mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana from 1994 to 2002.
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He is married to Michelle Miller, who has won awards as a CBS News Correspondent.<br /><br /> Marc Morial grew up in New Orleans, in the 7th ward. He is the son of New Orleans' first African-American mayor, the late Ernest N. "Dutch" Morial, and teacher Sybil (Haydel) Morial. He is the second of five children. Read Less

He won and served until 1994.

He ran for mayor of New Orleans in 1994 and followed his father by being elected.

One of his opponents in the 1994 mayoral election was Mitch Landrieu, also the son of a former mayor. Landrieu was elected Mayor of New Orleans in 2010.

In the 1994 election for mayor, Morial defeated Donald Mintz with 54% of the vote.
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He campaigned with the promise to “clean out City Hall with a shovel not a broom.” The issue of endemic corruption in the city's Police Department was addressed after Morial hired Richard Pennington as Police Superintendent. On Pennington's first day of work, Morial introduced the new superintendent to investigators from the FBI. Together they worked to rout out corruption in the New Orleans Police Department. During the first seven years of his time as mayor, Morial’s approval rating stayed at or near 70%.<br /><br /> The growth of the city's tourist and convention sector accelerated appreciably during Morial's mayoralty, boosted in part by the general economic growth of the United States in the late 1990s. Tourism boomed during Marc Morial's mayoralty; the city’s downtown core saw the construction of 14 new hotels during his tenure. This development was due in part to the much-publicized reduction in New Orleans’ high crime rate through the effective leadership of Morial’s Superintendent of Police, Richard Pennington. Of particular significance was the 60% reduction achieved in the city’s violent crime rate. These real gains enabled a resurgence of interest and investment in the city's older historic neighborhoods. New Orleans benefited from an increase in downtown population. The number of households within the city limits stabilized for the first time since beginning their decline in the 1960s, a significant accomplishment. Morial also secured bond issues for street improvements, the Canal Street streetcar line, and an expansion of the city’s convention center. Read Less

Two of the most well-known accomplishments of his administration dealt with professional sports: NBA basketball returned to the city after Morial orchestrated negotiations for the league's Charlotte Hornets to relocate there. Secondly, following the September 11, 2001 attacks, Morial persuaded the organizers of a large automotive exposition to change its date so that Super Bowl XXXVI (held at the Louisiana Superdome) could be played one week later than originally scheduled, enabling the NFL to keep its post-season tournament fully intact.
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The week of regular-season games slated to be played on the weekend following the attacks had to be postponed and was transferred to the end of the regular season. Read Less

From 2001 to 2002, Morial was President of the United States Conference of Mayors.

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Like his father, Dutch Morial, Marc Morial made an attempt to amend the city charter to run for a third term as mayor in 2002.
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It was tied to his campaign to save the New Orleans Public School System by assuming control of the city's public schools to turn around their performance. He was trying the approach of other mayors, such as Richard M. Daley in Chicago. But, 61% of the voters rejected the proposed amendment to the New Orleans City Charter. Read Less

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After serving as mayor, Morial was selected as President and CEO of the National Urban League, one of the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organizations. His tenure began on May 15, 2003.

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Morial was mentioned as a possible candidate for Governor of Louisiana in 2011.
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He did not run for the seat.<br /><br /> Morial served as a member of the Debt Reduction Task Force at the Bipartisan Policy Center. Read Less

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In 2012, Morial was appointed to the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability.